#8 CRAIG FARRANT



Position: Small Forward
Height: 1.96cm
Weight: 92kg
Birthplace: Invercargill
Occupation: Claims Investigator
High School: Timaru Boys High School
Seasons in NBL: 12th
Marital Status: Married, with two dogs

Coach Ruscoe Comment: "Team veteran, hard to defend as he is too big for guards and too quick for forwards to contain."
Favourite aspects about playing for the Rams: Team and Personnel Competitiveness
2000 Basketball Ambitions/Goals: Win the Championship
Personal Motto: "Wife always right - husband nearly always wrong!"
Most Embarrassing Moment (Basketball): Losing 99 Final
Most Respected Opponent (Player) and Why?: Glen Denham - never gives up, great competitor
When and where did you start playing basketball?: Timaru 85
How old were you when you first dunked?: 32
Pre-game routine: To be left alone, listen to loud music
Superstitions: Have to have same locker all year

2000 Game Statistics

  Min FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR TR AS ST BL TO FL PTS
vs Waikato 11 3 6 50.0 1 2 50.0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7
@ Auckland 22 2 6 33.3 0 3 0.0 1 2 50.0 0 3 3 1 1 0 2 2 5
vs Wellington 29 6 12 50.0 0 2 0.0 1 3 33.3 1 5 6 0 1 0 1 3 13
@ Hawkes Bay 21 2 6 33.3 0 0 0.0 1 2 50.0 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 5
@ Palmerston North 33 7 14 50.0 2 4 50.0 4 4 100 3 5 8 1 1 0 4 5 20
vs North Harbour 31 3 12 25.0 2 5 40.0 3 3 100 5 4 9 0 0 0 2 4 11
vs Nelson 23 1 9 11.1 0 2 0.0 1 2 50.0 3 3 6 1 2 0 2 2 3
@ Otago 10 0 3 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0
vs Auckland 26 4 12 33.3 1 3 33.3 0 0 0.0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 9
@ Nelson 14 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 5
@ North Harbour 30 8 12 66.7 2 4 50.0 3 5 60.0 2 6 8 0 0 1 1 2 21
vs Palmerston North 34 4 12 33.3 2 5 40.0 2 4 50.0 0 5 5 1 0 7 1 3 12
@ Wellington 25 6 12 50.0 1 6 16.7 2 2 100 1 1 2 0 3 1 3 3 15
@ Waikato 36 6 14 42.9 1 2 50.0 2 4 50.0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 5 15
vs Hawkes Bay 35 5 14 35.7 1 5 20.0 2 4 50.0 2 2 4 2 0 2 5 4 13
vs Otago 35 5 14 35.7 2 4 50.0 1 2 50.0 2 3 5 1 1 0 3 2 13

Season and Career Statistics

Scoring Statistics:

  Minutes Field Goals 3 PT Field Goals Free Throws Points
  GP Total Avg Made Att % Made Att % Made Att % Total Avg
1999 16 312 19.5 41 101 40.6 1 7 14.3 47 64 73.4 130 8.1
2000 16 415 25.9 64 160 40.0 16 49 32.7 23 37 62.2 167 10.4
Career 32 727 22.7 105 261 40.2 17 56 30.4 70 101 69.3 297 9.3

Other Statistics:

  Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Turnovers Fouls
  Off Def Total Avg Total Avg Total Avg Total Avg Total Avg Total Avg
1999 24 35 59 3.7 9 0.6 7 0.4 6 0.4 17 1.1 36 2.3
2000 23 47 70 4.4 7 0.4 9 0.6 13 0.8 26 1.6 44 2.8
Career 47 82 129 4.0 16 0.5 16 0.5 19 0.6 43 1.3 80 2.5

 

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